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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1555. CHARLESTON. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1870. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. GRACE AND AMNESTY. AN INTERESTING- DEBATE IN CON GRESS. Butler'? Bill and Its Apology-;The Sub. ?titates of Beck and Farnsworth. * WASHINGTON, December 14. The House, to-day, considered the bill for P "a foll and general grace and amnesty, and obli? vion of all wrongful acts, doings or omissions of all persons engaged In the war of the late rebel? lion. The exceptions are as follows: Persons educated at West Point or Annapolis; members of either noose of tue Federal or Confederate Congress; heads of Federal executive depart? ments; ministers abroad; Judges of Federal courts and those holding similar offices in the Confede? rate Covern ment; members of conventions who voted for or signed the ordinance of secession, or Governors of States which were In rebellion ; Confederates who treated cruelly, aud otherwise man according to the usuages of war, Federal prisoners; persons entrusted with funds which they have uoc accounted for; all deserters and bounty jumpers. The property exceptions are as follows: All property wherein the United States, or third parties have become vested by sale, for feitd^e or confiscation, and lands used now or hereafter for Federal cemeteries: every right of action and liability nirising from any ordinance, law or contract in aid of rebellion, and every such right shall be deemed invalid. General Butler reported the bin, and.in exp?an atlon said that lt was drawn, mutatis jnutandls, from the Amnesty bill passed by the English Par? liament after the Scotch rebellion of 1745. He quoted from the. preamble and body of the act, and referred to the exceptions ia lt, among which were all persons by thc nanfe ?.jd clan of Mc? Gregor, and all who had been in favor of having the French army Invade Great Britain. He wish c ed tbat the state of the country was such that all of the exceptions could be struck ont; but such was not thc state of the country.' The bill swept out everything that had been done wrong, on one side as wen as on the other, and said that no more suits could be brought for acts done or commit? ted during ths>war, either by those who warred In behalf of the United States, or by those who 'warred against lt. It threw the mantle of charity over all. The bill excepted the leaders of the rebel? lion ; but why should they not be excepted ? "They had played for empire and lost, and should now take the penalty or thtir loss. It would be seen that the first exception only applied to those naval and military officers of-the United States who had received their education at West Point or Annap? olis. It did not apply to officers who had not been so educated, AS to the provision refer? ring ti national cemeteries, he said he thought lt . time, after hearing a eclogy In the Senate on Gen? eral Lee, that the idea ?hat these cemeteries could be In any way tampered with should be put an end to. If the Union soldiers did anything dnrbg the war, they C?I calnly conquered land enough to be Varied in. He wanted this bill passed, If for no other reason s ? that '.hat question might be settled forever. An object j on had been made to the bill thar, lt was not a general amnesty. He was not tbe most forgiving of men, and be trusted he-was not the most vindictive. He could remain unforgiving as lang as his neighbor, and he could forgive an honorable opponent quite as early . as his neighbor; but when h? ?M ?orglvo jj he forgave all over, and when he did not forgive, he remembered all o\ .'. Mr. Lawrence 1 asked how many persons the bill would relieve ? Butler replied that it wonld relieve every man who held a postofflce, or was sheriff or constable before the war, and had taken an oath to support the confution. As to the excepted classes, all that they had to do was to come to Congress 1 hereafter and petition for the removal of their dis- * abilities. ' Mr. Beck (Democrat) offered a substitute ror the 1 bill, as. follows: '?That all persons, other than 1 those hereinafter excepted, now disqualified to J hold office by the 3d section of the 14th article of '? amendment to the const Itution.are hereby relieved from such disability, and the same ls hereby re- 1 moved from and after the passage or this act, ex? cept from the following classes of persons: First, whoever having been educated at the military academy at West Point, or the naval school at Annapolis, shall have engaged in rebellion or in? surrection against the United States, or given aid and comfoit to tbe enemies thereof. Second, whoever having been .a member of either House of the Congress or the United States shall have engaged in rebellion against the same, or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof. Third, whoever shall bave held the office of head of one of the executive departments or the Government of the United States, or minister plenipotentiary or minister resident, or judge of any court under the United States, and shall have engaged in re? bellion or Insurrection against tne same, or given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof. Farnsworth (RepnbUcan) offered a substitute for the whole bill, as Tollows : That all political disabilities imposed by the third section of thc Fourteenth amendment of Ahe constitution nre hereby removed. Bingham (Rep.) moved a substitute for the first section, removing all political disabilities from- all persons except such as were senators and repre? sentatives in Congress in the years moo orisoi. or who were bi either or such years officers in the army or navy, or were the beads or departments, United States judges. United States ministers, and except all, persons, who, In violation or that amendment, have held office since the first of June, 18T0. Butlerannoobced his purpose to have the vote taken on the bill at 3 o'clock to-morrow. Beck opposed the bill. He said that he would have of? fered such a substitute as that offered by Mr. Farnsworth, b it that he feared that the House might not bo prepared to vote lor a general re? moval or disabilities, but might do so when cer? tain classes were excepted. He hoped that the House would adopt the substitute offered by Mr. Farnsworth, but If not, then he hoped that lils own substitute wonld be agreed to. He agreed that nine tenths of the matter In the till was matter over which the constitutional committee had no jurisdiction, but belonged properly to thejudl clafjrcommlttee, and He expressed the rear that ir the bill were passed by a simple majority, if would be contended that lt was valid in reference to all subjects in lt that did not require a two third majority, while In reference, to the removal orpolitlcal disabilities It would not be valid. He declared that Instead of being a bill granting general amnesty, lt was a bill or pains and penal? ties, a bill making odious discriminations. He had never seen a bill that was rarther from carry? ing ont thc object which it proteased to carry ont; it was a bill adding insult to Injury. Ge be? lieved that the Republican party and the Repub? lican pi ess desire to have general amnesty ex? tended. He thonght that that party had lost State arter State by Congress refusing to pass snell a bli!, and that lt would continue to lose Stale after State so long as Congress maintained that position. Potter advocated the adoption of l-'amsworth's substitute. He believed that that proposition would be round to be not only most generous, but the most patriotic and wisest proposition In that respect before the House. He argued at length against those provisions of the bill relating to legal proceedings and rights of action and prop? erty. At the conclusion of Potter's remarks, the bill went over till to morrow. Dawes, from the appropriation comraitiee, re? ported the legislative, judicial and executive ap? propriation bill, which was made the special order ror Tuesday next. It appropriated about twenty millions. There is before the Supreme Court of the United States a case from the Southern District of New York which involves the right of mercantile agencies to collect and communicate to their merchant subscribers Information con? cerning the flnanclsl condition and character of V merchants throughout thc cauntry as privileged communication, and further involves the question whether suc*h mercantile agencies, as hitherto conducted in this country, shall longer exist. Tba Senate committee on tlie judiciary have ma-ie a unanimous report that Indians are not clMzens of the United States under the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States; thc treaties and laws always having re? garded them aslndependent nations, and did not interfere willi their local administration. The Senate was engaged all day in dlscusslcg the charity fund for government employees, and compensation to a Kentucky Federal soldier for property destroyed during thc war. General Howard, of the Freedmen's Bureau, says that the edd allouai w irk is closing; the ap? propriation being nearly exhausted, the bureau has announced that no further aid can bc grant? ed in aid of Bchoolp, and that all superintendents or education In tho several States must be dis? charged and their offices clo-ed. A caucus of Republican representatives was held to-night to discuss the arrnesty question. Only fifty members were present So vote v. as taken. . . ' THE IMP EA CHMENT OE HOLDEN. RALEIGH, Decanter 14. The resolutions reported by the judiciary committee Impeaching Governor Holden of high crimes and misdemeanors, were pas cd to-day, 60 to 43. A committee ?-as appointed to notify the Senate, also to draft articles or Impeachment and conduc; r lie trial before thc Senate under the law passed by the late Republican Legislature. The Governor will be suspended from cite exercise of the executive functions as soon as he ls arraign? ed before the Senate. BO WEN AND BIO ANT. WASHINGTON, December 14. Congressman Bowen gave $5000 ball to-day to answer to the charge of bigamy. Bowen asks for aa early trial. THE RICHMOND ELECTIONS RICHMOND, December 14. Judge Underwood declines to begin the case of the municipal elections-won by the Conserva? tives and brought before him by thc Republicans for revision under the United States law-until the arrival of Judge Bond. AN IMPORTANT SEIZURE. KEW YORK, December 14. The customs authorities have made a raid upon a German Importing arm suspected of irre? gularities in classifying sugar. If the covcrnment can prove the facts, it will be one of the largest seizures on rec .rd. GOLD AND BOND MARKET. Msw YORK, December 14-Evening. The advance in gold was occasioned by the decline In securities and cotton at London and Liverpool. During the" afternoon it was stronger on account of the Luxembourg question, and a report" of Bontweil's resignation. Sixes 13>?; sLxty-fours 1%; sixty-lives '}{; new i\%sixty sevens 10X ; sixty-eights 10?f. Tennessees 61<?; neweoji. Virginias 67; new 82'i. Louisianas 70,'4'; new O?; levees sixes "2; eights 85. Alabama eights lOOtf; fives 70. Georgia sixes 80}?; sevens n. North Carolinas 4;=^'; new 23. South Caro? linas Sb; new 69 V- . A PLANTER ON USURY LA WS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. Your timely article ia reference to the bill of I ir. Wilkes's to re-establish the usury law6 merits .borough coaslderation. To men of limited means , lils question ls vitally Important. Sncb men can Tanny obtain the necessary loans under existing awB. Their dfflcultles are not unappreciated, and, iu order to relieve them, it rs gravely pro? posed that they shall bc prohibited from paying more than half price for what they so much need. Of the author of this bill, I propose to say very little. His motives are, doubtless, pure. His brief public career wo"ld seem to'indlcatc that he ls avery good man aid a very bad financier. To those who take the trouble to examine lt, this whole question of usury ls? very simple. But thc great majority, even of intelligent aud reflecting men, have evidently not examined it at all. They seem to thiuk that, although money ls, Indeed, only one of the many roi ms of property of value, that lt ls value or so peculiar and unique a nature that lt ls governed by special laws of tts own, and ; hat lils not subject to thc same principles which regulate and control all other forms of wealth. i his one fundamental misconception underlies all the errors which deform legislation and per? plex practice in reference to this subject. It ap peurs to be uotsufflclently understood that money ia nothing more thun tue representative of value, in Its most generc.l and abstract form, lt docs not, Indeed; represent value In any of its concrete shapes of bonds, stocks, provisions, tc, aud yet nil ol these values are represented and measured by tr, in a certain sense, and for certain purposes. In short, ll. comprehends all other values bat ls comprehended by none. And this. Its peculiar capacity of atonoe representing all values, and yet. at the same time, representing no particular Bpecies of values, constitutes the peculiar value the special-u??i??t/or money ltself. Take irom it this essential and differentiating characteristic, and it would no longer be money. It might still be value, but lt would not be value in that most com? pendious, comprehensive aud convenient of all its rorms, called money. Having stated very Imper? fectly, but, I trust, as far as concerns the present quest ton. not altogether Inadequately, the respect lu wulch money dirfers fi om Bli other ?cvii?s C? valu?, I would ask, what ls there in the nature of money as money? What is thcr ? In thisjxmicuMr species of the genus, tcealth, that removes it from thc sphere and Influence of those lawB whlrh direct and control all other forms of wealth ? Why should the price of money not be regulated by the great law of supply aud demand, like the price of uH other commodities? Why should the law declare that money ls worth ouly half of whtit lt will sell for, and that everything else ls worth the whole of what lt will sell for v What ls the criterion oe measure of value that demonstrates this anomaly ? Why should corn be scarce and costly, and money be scarce and cheap ? Is there any Inherent proper tvor characteils lc of money that makes this slate of things either expedient, or just ! ir mo? ney has any such unfortunate peculiarity, what is It * Let lt be pointed out. It eau be safely mentioned thar, as far as the purposes of com? merce are cunccrced, money is precisely on a par with all othor commodities. It is worth its mar? ket value-nClUicr more nor less, lue general correcmess of the principles here mentloued ls t>u manifest thar, it is presumed neither D'r Wildes nor his supportera would un? dertake io dispute them. But wnile admitting their general correctness, they would, doubtless, seek jusrillca'lon for meir proposed violation in the pe? culiar circumstances which surround our State at present. They would, perhaps, argue very much after this fashion: Wc oavejust parsed through a destructive war; our people arc poor, oppressed by ilcbt. taxation, ftc., and cannot arr n d to pay tue high rates of Interest, now current; which rates of Interest .he.- would also, perhaps, contend were not the resini of a scarcity of money or ol the precarious nature of investments, bat of col? lusion on the part of those who have money to lend. Admitting, for argumeui's sake, that all of this is t rue, it might be very pertinently asked, whv the corrective legislation should be restricted to one article, corn and many other articles of prime necessity have been very dear during al? most the winde of the Ave yearn jus: past. Why should not their value also be Axed by law"? To this lt would not be competent rn reply that thc necessaries of life tire very dur?rent from money, and that people are compelled to have them At anv price in ordeno live; and that besides this collusion, and consequently factitious prices, ls impossible In rcsnect lo them, because the mar? kets . r the world are open tons. For all this is i nie or rooney. Money is bread to thous ands, and we are as free to borrow tn the money markets of thc wurl i as we are to bay lu Its provision mar? kets. Much could be said In Illustration of the expediency as well as mjustice of this species ol" legislation contemplated by this bill. Facts and logic alike condemn ni! restrictive legisla'ion in reference to commerce, {Vide. Klcardo. Mill, Sav, .fee.) x ? Tue theme is suggestive, but I have already oc? cupied too much of your valuable space. " Mr. Wiik?s ts a friend of the people ; but he ls a friend who, If let alone, will kill them with kind? ness. AGRICOLA. Darlington, S. C., Decemoer, 1870. -Bishop Potter, of N'cw York, has remonstrat? ed with Rev. Dr. Merrill, rector o.' the Parish of St. Albans, Vermont, condemning the ritualistic forms of worship used In that church. I THE STATE CAPITAL. -? IMP?AVHMEST OF JUDGE VERNON. The Crew? Coirthilttcc-Abolishing the Constabulary-Extending Charleston -Thc Contested Elections. [SrfiCIA?, TELEGRAM TO THE SEWS.] COLUMBIA, December 14. The Laurens prisoners were all released on ball this afternoon by Judge Vernon. HOUSE. A bill was Introduced by Hedges to extend the limits of Charleston. The whole day's'scs slon was occupied on n resolution reported by thc Crews Inquisition committee, appointing a committee of Ave to draft articles of impeach? ment against Judge Vernon for high crimes and mis lemeanors, and to prosecute the .same before the Senate. The resolution passed, after much debate. The resolution passed to adjourn from Decem? ber 22d to January 5th. SENATE. Wlmbush rose to a question of privilege, and denounced the article In jesterday's Union In reference to the Lieutenant-Governor's salary. The committee on elections reported on the cases of Maxwell, Clinton and Duvall, and recom? mended thc adoption of thc resolutions In the last two cases, giving contestant and contest?e an equal chan te to take testimony at home. Thc iollowlng billa wcre'lntroduced : By Nash, to amend an oct amending the charter of Colum? bia so as to detlue ward boundaries in the terri? tory already annexed; also, to enable judgment debtors to sell property and to confirm sales al? ready made; by Wlmbush, repealing an act secur? ing advances for agricultural purposes; also, to amend an act securing laborer? working under contract their shares of the crop; by Nash, to alter and amend an act amending an act author? izing the sale of the Columbia canal; also, to ex? tend the time for orbe rs to qualify. A bill lo amend an act establishing a State or? phan asylum passed. Hayne's bill abolishing the State constabulary force was read a second time wlthont reference. The constabulary department was pretty well shown np In debate. THE OENEKAL ASSEMBLY. Proceedings of Monday-The South Car? olina College-Thc Debate on the Mo? tion to Oast Corbin-Leslie to the Front-Probate Courts-A New County. (FROM OL'K OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] COLUMBIA, December 13. SENATE BUSINESS. The following is a r?sum? of to-day's busi? ness of general Interest iu thc Senate: Petitions: Corbin, memorial of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce giving certain considera Hons Rgalust the proposition to revive legislative Interference In this Mate In the matter or thc rate of Interes*'' chargeable fur the nae or money. Bills Introduced: Whlttemore, a bill to amend an act entitled "An act to d?tlne thc Jurisdiction and regulate the practice or Probate Courts;" Hay m-, a bill to repeal an act entitled "Au act to establish a State police;'' Cardozo, a bill to em? power the state to maintain the beneficiaries in the Lunatic Asylum, Instead of the several coun? ties; Smalls, a bill to authorize thc county com? missioners of Georgetown coun<y to levy a special tax; Wimbush, a bill to amend an act entitled "An act to revise, simplify and abridge the rules, practice, pleadings and forms of courts in this State.? General orders: A bill to alter and amend an act to alter and amend the charter of the City of Greenville was read a second time. . . - HOUSE BUSINESS. Petitions : Davis, petition or the professors and ' librarian of tue South Carolina College for salary 1 due and unpaid. i Notices of bilis : Hedges, bill authorizing the Governor to appoint three practical pilots, who . shall constitute a board or pilotage commission- ' ers for the State or South Carolina, whose duties i shall be to examine und license pilots. Thc said board to have power to revise the present system . or pilotage, subject to the decision of the Legisla? ture. Also, a bill Yo organize a body of young men as apprentices under the direction and teaching or the regular constituted pilots. Mob ley, a bill to repealan act entitled "An act pro? hibiting the pooling of ardent'spires through? out the State." Frost, a bill to secure to county officers payment of their official dues by county treasurers. Also, a bill to consolidate the offices 1 of land commissioner and commissioner or agri? cultural statistics. White, a bill to regulate the manner or collecting the taxes In the various emmies in this State. Kills Introduced: Galther, a bill to prevent and punish vagrancy; Adamson, a joint resolution to authorize thc county commis-loners or Kershaw County to levy a special tax for the purpose of building a Jail; Garey, a bill to regulate all con? tracts for farm labor In this State; Sellers, a bill to amend an act entitled "Au ac: to provide lor the construction and kcepbJg lu repair of public highways aud roads," approved March 1, lsvo. PETITION OP COMMISSIONERS OK GEORGETOWN. Mr. Smalls, to-day, presente*! a petition from the county commissioners of Georgetown Coun? ty, praying to be empowered io levy a special tax of two mills oa thc real and personal estate of that county, in order to relieve lt of Its present Indebtedness. They state thar, when they w eut Into ofllcc, tho county was Indebted to tho amount of $1500 or more, for debts unpaid by an old board of commissioners nf the poor, Ac. The jail and courthouse were both out or repair, having been used by both thc contending Torces during the war. The commissioners have pal l extraor? dinary demands on them; and, rurther, now lind themselves about six thousand dollars In debt> over and above such extraordinary expenses. They arc nuable to pay this debt without the aid of the State. PETITION OF PROFESSORS OF THE SOOTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. Senator Nash presented to-day a petition by the professors or the South Carolina College, praying for an appropriation of $9850, In full discharge of their claims UH follows, for salaries : Professor La Borde, $3125; Professor Reynolds, $3125; Pro? fessor Rivers, $2000; C. Brue; Walker, librarian? $000. It seems that the exercises of the college were suspended during the war, but that, by the direc? tion of the trustees, the professors continued in office with their accustomed salaries. This LCtlon was endorsed by the General Assembly. When Mr. Sherman vl-Ued Columbia, Professors La Borde, Reynolds and Rivers remained, and but for their pre3euce and great exertions day and night thc college property would huve been de? stroyed. In support or this fact, reference Is had tn the report of ilie burning of Columbia by Dr. William Gilmore S mms. Arrangements were entered into for the pay of these officers by the Confederate Goveruineut, but the officers them? selves were no: consulted, and never gave their cousent, lt should >.? borne In mind that by their engagements with the trustees they were prevented from receiving support rrom any other quarter, and consequenly they were plunged in embarrassment, rrom which they have hardly yet recovered. M'ISTYKE Vd. CORBIN. Wc had to-day a mo^t interesting discussion on the resolution or McIntyre's directing the commit? tee on privileges and elections to luqulre Into the eligibility or linn. 1). T. Corbin to a scat in the Se?ale. This resolution, lt seems, was a kind of back-hv/'.er lu reply to Leslie's limpe at the sena? tor from Culleton, in the shape of a similar reso? lution lu his case. .Vs Mr. Corbin was absent from the Semite the other day, bis friends succeeded lu having the resolution made thc t-oecial order for to-day. Mr. Corbin was present to-day ami took part in thc discussion. . WHAT WILL TUEY DO WITH IT? Wi;ea the ievolution came np lt created a sensa? tion very much like that caised by Whipper's resolution the other day. No one knew what to do with lt. Whlttemore wanted lt referred to the committee on elections, and McIntyre wan ted lt considered at once. CORBIN GIVES HIS OPINION. Mr. Corbin rose and made a few remarks. He thought that when a senator's seat was question? ed on that floor, the matter should be decided at once. Ii was very Important that the matter should be settled, for there were several men who held their seats the samcras he did. i .was the senator from Colleton, and one 01 right (Arnim) and one on his left (Allen.) And that I hnve no'constitutional right to be,: I shall remain here no longer than ItAakes n walk out or the door. Bnt.I have always hel the opinion that my seat was not vacant 01 count of the oiMce I held at thc commence! of my term. I Bay to the Senate, frankly, th I is for ray interest for you to say that I am no Ulled to my seat\ and when you say lt I sha very much, obliged to you. Whil91 have bei senator upon this floor, 1 have endeavored t my whole duty. But, Mr. President, lt is no the Interest of any-business, man to be a men or the General Assembly, -flt takes him from business, and no gentleman who has got any tl to do ought to come here at all. So far as I personally concerned, any ;actlon the Senate : take will be entirely sai israc:orv to me. The resolution was referred to the comm I ' on elections, bnt even that action did not seei aulr, and Arnim came to a rise. ARNDT IN THE SAME BOAT. ? Arnim moved to reconsider the vote, and ceeded. Ile said he had listen id to the sentira of the senator from Charleston on his p:ivi! question. Ile only knew that they had got resolution before them, and he wanted the ma settled. Ile was In the same boat. Thc only th he couldn't understaad was this: Where waa line between thc first and second General Assi biles T The constitution says that the memo or the Orot General Assembly shall receive $6 diem, and each Legislature shall provide Tor per diem of thc next General Assembly. At lust session ibis provision was made. He co not unders'and that point. . COUXD BE CONVINCED OP ANYTIIINQ. Nash didn't like this cowardly way of ge? around the question. Why not refer the mal to the committee on elections ? it was asked, was only another way or dodging thc qn?8tl If the matter was referred to the lawyers, tl could coavlnce them of anything. He had oi heard of a fellow who was brought np In coi for sheep-stealing. He was defended by a ve able lawyer. When he was acquitted, he was a ed by somebody If he was or was not gull 'Well," replloJ tne fellow, "when I went it court I did kuow, but I heard BO much from th< lawyers, that now I don't know whether I was wasn't guilty." WHITTEMORE OP1NION1ZE8. "if this was a question In the House of Rep sentatlve," says Whitemore, "If the gentlemi had taken the oath at the beginning of this si alon, it would be a different matter. Thc gent man from Charleston was one. of the numt who drew a Tour year seat, lie took his oath omeo, and was allowed by the constitution hold any other office. The constitution also pi vlded that he should hold over four years. He entitled to hold lils seat without any new oath THE REASON OF THE LAW. Leslie made a speech. He commenced I quoting those lines of Pope, "Man never unde stands the law unless he understands the reast of it." When the question was brouglrt up in tl Constitutional Convention, lt was found that tl Republican party had very little timber to bul on, and the only way w'e could get along was let every man hold hair a dozen offices. But arti thc Urs: General Assembly had expired, It wa supposed good limber enough would be foan here or imported from Yankeedom. I submit tin was the reason of the nile. Leslie went on i give his version of thc constitution, and add ed "I can go lurtber and ray more, (lor I don't sui poie the case will ever come befovo the Suprem Court.) In a conversation with thc chler just lc sortie time ago, he said, there could be noposBlbl question made upon this point. That these dis auallflcatlonB had no effect on this case. I thin I can say In all candor that the senator from CO loton would not have raised th? question unies me question had been raised In regard to him He only wanted to worry and tantalize the mem ber from Charleston." CROSS FIRS. McIntyre wanted to know to what Leslie re fermi. Leslie. The question of Itself ls an Insult, Tor h wants me to repeat the Insult. 1 now want th i tpi-Mlou disposed of. Johnson. What question? Le3lle. If you had found out lt would be mon than you generally do. ? You will do better to rm a camp meeting than anything else. I now si down to allow the senator from Colleton to ari-( and say that he made the resolution lu gooi faith. McIntyre did rise, aul assured them lhat lu made the resolution in goud faith. bealle. Why dil you put in the s?la les In the rc-olutlon ? McIntyre tried to get out of the scrape, and Bald thai Leslie had said lt was resulting to tlx senator from Charleston. . Les ie. I di l riot say it was insulting, bat thal It was Inteuded lu be Insulting. FINALE. Thc last question mettled was when the firsi General Assembly expired. Whitemore gave as his opinion that it was every two years'with thc House and every four years In the Senate. This opinion was pretty generally concurred In by the Senate. Corbin closed in a neat speech of thanks for the prompt action o? the Senate. Maxwell got up "lu his seat" on a question of privilege, and denounced the Democratic press. The following substitute, offered by Johnson, was adopted; Whereas, "t appears from the records of the Senate that Hon. D. T. Corbin was elected senator from Charlestou County In 186?, for rour years; therefore. Resolved, That lt ls the sense of the Senate that Hon. D. T. Corbin ls ST.UI entitled to his seat, not? withstanding he still heida the office of United States district attorney and otherofflces, the prohibition or the constitution not applying to him. PROBATE C00RT8. The following is Whlttcmore's bill of to day, amending an act defining the Jurisdiction and to regulate practice lu Probate courts: SECTION L That all causes cognizable therein nuder the constitution which have been trans? ferred rrora the Courts of Equity to the Courts of Common Pleas, and which may remain undeter? mined on or before the-day of-i-, with the property and records relating thereto, shall bc transferred to the Probate Courts lu and for their respective counties, with all rights respected and preserved in thc same manner as if originally brought there. SEC 2. In all estates wherein Probate Courts have or snail have jurisdiction, the final returns shall be ma >e to said courts. SEC. G. Judges of Probate Courts shall have power to li>sue orders of injunction in like manner and rorm as now prescribed .by law to regulate and control the courts or higher Jurisdiction; pro? vided, always, that no such order shall be grant? ed for any purpose not within thc Jurisdiction or said courts. A NEW COUNTY. A petition was presented In the House to-day, for thc formation of a now county. The petition sets forth Unit it is desired to form a new county from .he counties of Charleston, Colleton, and Orangelrarg, vis: That the rivers of E listo and Santee form the boundaries on either side, the upper Hue to extend from the railroad bridge across the Edlsto, (Augusta branch,) direct across Ibo County of Orangeburg to thc Saniec, at or near Yance's Ferry; the lower line commencing at the Edlsto River on the Colleton line, following thc same np thc Four-mile Sw imp, thence fo Dca n Swamp, to or near its head-waters, and thcuce lo the San tee Uiver, at or near Nelson's Ferry. They ask that thc General Assembly will rake Into consideration the Inconveniences and heavy expenses incurred by them In reaching i?e several courthouses, thc proposed territory being situate 1 at thc extreme of etch county, and that ? the name of St. George's County bc given to it, and that Hie county seat be located at George's Station. ._ _ -Trouble is brewing lu thc German Parllamen t. The Democrats of that body have resolved io vot e against the war expenditure. They hold that tne war was commenced aa a defensive war on the part or Prussia, and was originally a necessity, but that now lt ls waged as a war of conques t against the French Republic ABOUT LUXEMBOURG. l'y EASINESS IN LONDON AND VI EN NA. Paris Ref ases to Surrender-Th? Ger? mans Victorious at Bcaugency - A Reported Mntlny5n.t Cherbourg-Tro? cha'* Opinion of the Situation. HAVRE, December 10. New York Herald special: There ls much excitement over a reported mutiny in the fleet, the sailors refusing to go to Cherbourg. Shots were fired, some of which struck the forecastle of the Shenandoah. The advance on Havre was a feint to cover ai attack on Cherbourg. Tbe She? nandoah will take American women and children from Cherbourg in case of bombardment. There are four French iron clads Ia Cherbourg harbor. TOURS, December ll. New York World special : A dispatch from Gen? eral Dechansey says the resnlt of the fonr days' figliting near Beaugency was substantially a French victory. The army now holds positions only ave miles distant from those held on the 7th. Three French corps are close at hand. The French loss was net greater than that Inflicted upon the Prussians. . VERSAILLES, December 8: The summons to Paris to surrender was flatly refused, lt ls doubled whether thc threatened bombardment can be effected. There are no guns in position, though gnns are at hand and could sooa be mounted did the forts permit. Three hun drei guns could bc placed in position during thc night, but the forts wonld silence them at dawn. LONDON, December 12. The Shipping Gazette deplores the French de? termination to defend Havre, on account of the destruction of property Involved. BRUSSELS, December IL Garibaldi has resigned his command and re? turns to Italy. LONDON, December 12. The Eastern question ls again agitated. The Kassian Minister at Constantinople demands far? ther annulments. England ls taking precaution? ary measures. The Luxembourg Question. KR?SSELS, December ll. The Pr isslans are preparing to occupy. Luxem? bourg. The occupation ls sanctioned by the King of Holland. . Bad Siwa from Turkey. CONSTANTINOPLE, December io. Diplomatic negotiations between Russia and Turkey are unsatisfactory. Tnereis danger of a conflict at any moment. NIGHT DISPATCHER: The Bombardment of Paris. LONDON, December 13. Thirteen German batteries command every part of Paris. Notre Dame preseuts as fair a target as did Strasbourg cathedral. The bombardment is fixed for Monday next, the 19th. Gambetta as Mark Tapley. BORDEAUX, December 13. Gambetta writes under date of the 11th: "I have returned to Tours; have left General Chan sey yesterday. He continues to defend success? fully the Une of the Loire. I think the situation so good tbat I may go to Bjurge* to see what can be done with the second array." It ls reported that Bourbaki repulsed the Prus? sians on Monday. Eager for the Fray. HARVE, December 12, Vu LONDON, December 13. The Germans are In force at Beuzeville, sixteen miles hence. Havre ls.defended by a large force, and has 350 guns manned by marines. The popu? lation are eager for the fight. It ls rumored thal Trochu has cot through the German Unes. Austria Indignant. VIENNA, December 13. All the Journals denounce the course of Prussia towards Luxembourg, and call upon the powers to rise and repress the Insolence which makes all treaties useless. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. The Summons to Surrender. BRUSSELS, December 12. The Independent Beige says that at mid? night on the 6th instant letters from Von Moltke arrived at Paris, announcing the captura. of Or? leans, and summoning Paris to surrender. Trochu summoned his colleagues, and picard was In? clined fo treat for peace upon honorable terms. Trocha said that the overtures of the enemy showed their apprehension. Ile represented that France had everything to gain by prolonging the struggle, and that Paris could hold out for a long time yet. The committee unanimously resolved to continue the war and reject the proposal for a surrender. . LONDON, December 13. The club3 are exalted to night by the reported receipt of au Important dispatch from Bismarck declaring that Prussia will no longer respect the neutraUty of Luxembourg, and will annex that State to the Empire. Another dispatch states that the bombardment of Paris has begun. Private dlsputches irom Meung state that a let? ter from an English officer with De Cljansey makes It certain that the Germans have greatly misrep? resented the result of the actions near Beaugency. The German losses were ten thousand, and the Bavarians, refusing to continue the struggle, were allowed to return to Orleans. Thus weak ened, Frederick Charles abandoned the advance on Blois. t The Truth at Last. BERLIN, December 13.. The Queen has received the following dispatch from the King : 'GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, 1 TUESDAY, December 13. f "After four days' fighting around Beaugency, the French retired to Blois and Tours. Their loss la severe. Many deserters came Into our Unes herc und at Rouen." Silters. /~|L D CAROLINA BITTERS! OLD CAROLINA BITTERS ! OLD CAROLINA BITTEItS ! OLD CAROLINA BITTERS ! OLD CAROLINA BITTERS ? CURES CURES CURES CORES GENERAL DEBILITY! GENERAL DEBILITY! GENERAL DEBILITY! GENERAL DEBILITY! WANT OF APPETITE ! WANT OF APPETITE ! WANT OF APPETITE ! . WANT OF APPETITE ! CHILLS! CHILLS ! CHILLS ! CHILLS! NERVOUS EXHAUSTION! NERVOUS EXHAUSTION! NERVOUS EXHAUSTION! NERVOUS EXHAUSTION! DYSPEPSIA! DYSPEPSIA! DYSPEPSIA! DYSPEPSIA! SOLD BY SOLD BY SOLD BY SOLD BY DRUGGISTS AND GROCERS! DRUGGISTS AND GROCERS! DRUGGISTS AND GROCERSI DRUGGISTS AND GROCERS! EVERYWHERE! EVERYWHERE! EVERYWHERE! EVERYWHERE! Principal Depot, GOODRICH, WINBMAN A CO. HABENICHT - SCHMIDT.-On Tuesday eve nlng, December 13, by the Rev. W. B. Tates, Captain QBO. F. UABBNICHT to Miss CHRIBTIKB SCHMIDT, both of thia city. * (Dbitnorrj. STROBEL.-Died, in Colleton County, S. c., on the 18th of October. 1870, Mrs. A. E. STROBEL, wife of Dr. John E. Strobel, neted 28 years, ll months and 27 days. It so pleased God to take her from ns; wc submit ourselves to the decree of Providence. She live 1 as ?he dl-d. a Christian. She leaves a bereaved husband and two children, and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. "Dost to its narrow house beneath, ? Sou! to its place on high; Tliey that have seen thy looks on earth. No more may fear to die." ^Spacial Notices. UNITED STATES ' INTERNAL REVENUE.-ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, SECOND DIS? TRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON, DE? CEMBER 14, ?8T0.-Owners of Coasting Ves? sels in this District are hereby?? notified that re? turns for SPECIAL TAXES (Licenses) as Express Carriers, should be rendered to this office within ten days. In falling so to do, the owners of ves? sels will be liable to the penalties as provided for by law. ALEX. LINDSTROM, flecl6-2?_? Assistant Assessor. ?ZB~ OFFICE * OF THE SOUTH CARO? LINA CENTRAL RAILROAD' COMPANY. - CHARLESTON, S. C., DECEMBER 16, 1870.-The sixth Instalment of FIVE DOLLARS per Share will be payable on January li, proximo, in Charleston, at the office of the company; In Sumter, to Major Joseph Johnson; In Manning, to Dr. G. Allen Huggins. WM. H. PERONNE?U, decl6- thlsC_Treasurer. >Sr IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF SEWING MACHINES.-JOHN CLARK, JB., & CO.S BEST SIX-CORD SPOOL COTTON, on Black Spools. For sale at retail by D. B. HASELTON, No. 307 King street._dec5-lmo pm* PIMPLES ON THE FACE.-FOR Comedones, Blackworms or Grubs, Pimply Erup? tions and blotched disfigurations on the Face, use j PERRY'S COMEDONE AND PIMPLE REMEDY, Depot No. 49 Bond street, New York. Sold by Druggists everywhere._decl5-thBtn3mos pm* FOR MOTH PATCHES, Freckles and Tan, ose PERRY'S MOTH AND FRECKLE LOTION. The only reliable and harm? less remedy known to science for' removing brown discolorations from the Face. Prepared only by Dr. B. C. PERRY, No. 49 Bond street, New York. Sold by Druggists everywhere. decl&-th8tu3mos 0?* MY FRIEND, STOP THAT TERRI? BLE Cough,, and thus avoid a consumptive's grave, by using DR. PIERCE'S ALT. EXT. OR GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY. For curing all throat, bronchial and lung dlseases? it'has neve1* been equalled. Sold by Druggists. decl&-thstu3 DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED, BUT try the PHILOTOKEN, OR FEMALE'S FRIEND, which by its sp?cifie action on the female system, brings thc bloom of health to the leaden eye and the sallow cheek; Insures comfort and safety dur? ing periods of trial, and gives satisfaction and Joy to the disappointed and despondent. Sold by the Druggists at $1 per bottle. Wholesale Depot, DOWIE, MOISE ii DAVIS, No. 169 Meeting street, Charleston, 3. 0._ decl6-th'stn3 j^ar-NOTICE.- ALL PERSONS HOLD? ING Cotton In Darlington County can have lt in? sured In good companies at half per cent, per month by applying at the Courthouse to * decl30_L. 0. DARGAN, ^SURVEYING-THE SUBSCRIBER, residing on the Plantation of Mr. JOHN W. LEWIS, Ashepoo River, is prepared to Survey any Land in Colleton or the adjacent Counties. Having access to the papers of the late Major CHARLES PARKER and others, he Is also pre? pared to renew any Plats that may have been lost. WM. M. RAMSAY, Land Surveyor, dec8-tli4 Ashepoo Station, S. and C. R R. OMEN'S MERINO SHIRTS ! MEN'S MERINO SHIRTS 1 Cheap at 75 cents to $2, at dec8-ths4_0. E. & ?. 3. JOHNSON. pm- MEDICAL NOTICE.-PATIENTS suffering from Diseases pertaining to thc GEN1T0 URINARY ORGANS, will receive the latest scien? tific treatment by placing themselves under the care 01 Dr. T. REBNSTJERNA, office No. 74 Hasel street, three doora from the Pos to ill ce. Bep20-tnrhlyr_'?_ ^SB-THE GREAT MEDICAL WONDER, DR. HASKELL'S ELECTRIC OIL kills all pain in two minutes. Cancers, Bolls, Tetter and Old Sores, cured In 48 bonn by DR. HASKELL'S CAR? BOLIC CANCER SALVE. For sale at retail by G. W. AIMAR, COHEN'S MEDICAL DE DR. H*. BAER, POT, A. 0. BARBOT, DR. G. J. LUHN, ED. S. BURNHAM, W. T. LITTLE & CO., M. H. COLLINS & CO., ALFRED RAOUL, M. D., GRAMAN 4 SCH WAKE, DR. W. A. SKR1NE. E. H. KELPERS, M. D., And at wholesale by DOWIE, MOISE A DAVIS, Bole Agents for South Carolina. novll-3mosDAW jfiJ*FAITH WELL FOUNDED.-IN OLD times, at the commencement of every season, lt was the fashion to take a strong cathartic as a safeguard against a change of temperature. It was a worse than senseless practice. The people of our day understand the matter better. Instead ef depleting the system, they .'reinforce it. In the method they adopt they exhibit a wise discrimin? ation. Instead of resorting to the vitiated stimu? lants of commerce, or any of the compounds de? rived from them, they put their faith in the only absolutely pure invigorant procurable in the mar' ket-HOSTETTER'5 STOMACH BPITERS. Their faith ls well founded. Never has any tonic medi? cine been prepared with such scrupulous precision and conscientious care. It ls a vegetable compound of which every ingredient ls sound.wholesome, and medicinal in the true sense of the word. Now we have three prominent national complaints. One half of the adult population of the United States sutler more or less, either from diseases of the stomach, derangement of the liver, or affections of the kidueys. In no other land under Heaven are these maladies so general as in this country, and Uostcttcr's Bitters ls a specific for them all, unless organic In their origin, and, therefore, be? yond cure. And let those who arc fortunate enough to be exempt from them at present under? stand one great fact, viz: That an occasional use of this vitalizing tonic will as certainly preven t them as the sun will prevent the earth from freezing where Its genial beams descend. decio-flmc_'_ AWAY WITH SPECTACLES. -^OLD Byes made new, easily, without doctor or medi? cines. Sent postpaid ou receipt of 10 cents. Ad? dress Dr. E. u. FOOTE. So. KO Lexington avenue. New York._dael? pm- GETTING MARRIED. -ESSAYS fof Young Men on Social Evils, and the propriety or impropriety of getting Married, with sanitary help for those who feel unfitted for matrimonial happiness. Sent free, in sealed envelopes. Ad? dress Howard Association, Box P, Philadelphia. Pa._Bepl7-3moa AWAY WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TRUSSES.-Comfort and Cure for the Ruptured. Sent postpaid on receipt of 10 cents. Address Dr. E. B. FOOTE, Ko. ISO Lexington avenue, New York. d*516 itten's giftet???-. MEN'8 ?ND?W?A?L Shaker Flannel, Patent Merino Undervests, Drawers, and Hosiery. A LARGE VARIETY OF?NEW GOODS . FOR THE HOLIDAYS,. At Extremely Ix>vv~Price*. E. SCOTT'S, ' * ***-W-'? ir ? . . ? * ' STAR SHIRT EMPORIUM, MEETING STREET, OPPOSITE HARKE V .. ?-r Clothing ario Jrornisljing ?oci)3> MB MES. OVERCOATS: i 8 THE GARRICK. HOUSE COATS 'DRESSING ROBES. "OUR FRITZ," CHANCELLOR, STVL?SI1 MD MOMBLE, WITH A GREAT VA It IK i V|OF . HOS I IE 23/"3T. KID, B?IMIN, di?, AND DOGSKIN GLOVES. SILK "SUSPENDERS. THE GAN TAB BRACE SHIRTS, COLLARS, HANDKERCHIEFS. JJ. J ACADEMY OF MUSIC BUILDING. decs Snsituss gatos. 4 GOOD ADVERTISING MEDIUM. THE MOUNTAINEER, GREENVILLE, S. C., Has the largest real circulation of any paper in that section. Subscription price $1 a year. G. E. ELFORD, Editor and Proprietor, G. G. WELLS, Associate Editor. decl3-3_ JJ EA TH & RICE, . No. 9 HAYNBSTERBT, CHARLESTON, 3. O, WHOLESALE DKALKES tK WHISKIES, BRANDIES. GINS, WINES, CIGARS, TOBACCO, Ac, Have on hand, and are dahj receiving, a largo and well selected stock of the above, which tney offer on the most ravorabie terms. We have still retained tte services of MJV JOH DAWSON, who will be pleased to see his friend?. aepl5_ jyOCK. AND BRIDGE WORK. JOHN D. GRIFFIN, CONTRACTOR. Estimates and plans furnished on application for all classes of BRIDGE AND WHARP WORK in city or country. Orders solicited from County Commissioners and others having charge of public works. 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